Actual Comments of Why Employees Leave
“500 to 700 hours of expected OT a year is unreasonable. I spent 2/3 of my life at work. Senior managers never spend that much time at the facility, and when the manager’s nickname is “MIA” because he is never around, it is indicative of a problem.”

The Solution
Companies may lose sight of how the accumulation of extra hours each week impacts a person’s energy and commitment to an organization. ExitRight’s norms across all industries show supervision is the number one cause of turnover based upon 120,000 completed interviews. An unreasonable workload ranks 8th in ExitRight’s listing of 13 controllable turnover causes. The combination of supervision failing to notice or appreciate the overtime and the difficulties the overtime created for the individual with their work-life balance, caused the person to seek other employment.

Managers who read such turnover cause comments in the ExitRight findings are reminded of the importance of MBWA, “Management by Walking Around,” and the responsibilities management has to examine overtime practices and workload issues. Exit interviews with HSD’s ExitRight help you understand the turnover causes so that day-to-day practices may be examined to increase retention, work efficiencies, and commitment of employees.

(We offer comments we have received through exit interviews conducted in the workplace. All company names and interviewee names are kept confidential. By revisiting our posts, you can get a better idea of why people leave their company, helping you to reduce employee turnover within your organization.)

To learn more about resources that can help you better motivate your employees, call us today at 877-439-9315 or contact us online to talk with one of our expert team members. We provide tools that will not only help you motivate and engage employees, but understand why they become unmotivated in the first place.